Cherokee Nations

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The Cherokee are the largest and most powerful of the Native American
Nations, yet their position remains a fragile one. As the campaign begins
they are almost entirely surrounded by settlers from Europe. The Spanish
occupy Florida and Louisiana to the south and west, and the United States
lies to the north and east. Despite this proximity, the Cherokee have
remained fairly isolated from their neighbours due to the mountainous
topography of their homelands. They regularly trade with the United States,
but are hostile to the expansionist Spanish, allowing other, smaller tribes
to settle between them and create a buffer against any European expansion.
Occasionally, tribal tensions erupt into violence, as the Cherokee are
largely hostile to other peoples and are protective of their own interests.
Maybe it is the suspicious nature and need to compete that has helped keep
Cherokee population levels high throughout their turbulent history?
Certainly, this approach has aided their rise to supremacy in this corner of
America.

The Cherokee Nations are based in the Americas theatre. Though these are less powerful than the traditional European line infantry soldiers they can still pack a punch if underestimated, and can quickly field large armies of deadly mixed-melee and ranged troops.

They initially control a large part of the south-east of America including Georgia and Cherokee Territory and must be taken on if the player faction is Great Britain and wants the Thirteen Colonies to join them.

The flag used by the Cherokee Nations is a slightly fictionalised version of the Cherokee peace flag. However, this is anachronistic as this flag is believed to had been carried by the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears (1838) and was used in ceremonies later in 1968.